More about CBS Sports Radio 1140:CBS Sports Radio 1140, KXST, is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 127 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation’s top 50 markets. CBS RADIO owns and operates KMXB, KLUC, KXTE, KXST, and KXNT AM/FM in Las Vegas. KXST can be heard on-air, streaming online at http://www.cbssportsradio1140.com, and through mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and select Android devices.

About the Hosts:

Gregg Giannotti, returns to his roots in New York to co-host the morning show with former NFL linebacker, Brian Jones on CBS Sports Radio, heard weekdays from 6:00-9:00 AM, ET over the airwaves of the nation’s largest 24/7 major-market radio network.

Giannotti began his sports broadcasting career in 2005 as an intern at CBS RADIO’s WFAN in New York, the nation’s original and most listened to all-sports radio station. He worked part-time for the station following the completion of his internship and joined WFAN full-time in 2007. He first served as a board operator and took on producing responsibilities a short time after that. In 2008, he hosted his first show for the legendary station.

When CBS RADIO was launching a new all-sports radio station in Pittsburgh in 2010, Giannotti was named as Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan’s night host. Just six months later he was promoted to host of the station’s morning show – a program that has perennially been the No. 1-rated sports talk show in the market.

While in Pittsburgh, Giannotti also served as the sideline reporter and pregame host for Pittsburgh football during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In addition to his duties at The Fan, he also hosted a weekend show on CBS Sports Radio.

Giannotti graduated from Hofstra University in 2006 and currently resides in Long Island.Brian Jones, Former NFL linebacker, Brian Jones, co-hosts the morning program with Gregg Giannotti on CBS Sports Radio, heard weekdays from 6:00-9:00 AM, ET over the airwaves of the nation’s largest 24/7 major-market radio network.

In addition to his work at CBS Sports Radio, Jones is also a college football studio analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He brings a wealth of football knowledge to the Network, and is featured in a variety of studio shows, including “COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY” on the CBS Television Network and “INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL” on CBS Sports Network.

After a five year NFL career spent with the Indianapolis Colts (1991) and New Orleans Saints (1995-98), Jones returned to Texas to begin his sports broadcasting career. He hosted a daily radio show on Sports Radio 1300-AM The Zone, served as the Longhorn Sports Network’s sideline reporter for all UT football games and hosted Longhorn Sports Center with Mack Brown and Rick Barnes. Jones also spent two years with Fox Sports Southwest.

Jones graduated with a degree in Corporate Communications from the University of Texas-Austin. At Texas, he was an All-Southwest Conference Linebacker during his senior year in 1990. That season, Jones led the Longhorns with 116 tackles (71 solo) and five forced fumbles, helping Texas to a 10-2 record. Jones grew up in Lubbock, Texas and currently resides in New Jersey.Tiki Barber had a 10-year NFL career with the New York Giants. He joined Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen as the only players in NFL history with at least 10,000 yards rushing and 5,000 yards receiving in a career. In 1998, Barber began his broadcasting career working for Sports RadioWFAN in New York, which led to stints at WCBS-TV, Sirius Satellite Radio, the YES Network and Fox News Channel. Upon retiring from the NFL, he signed a contract to work as a correspondent for NBC News and Sports, primarily for The Today Show and Football Night in America, but also covering the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for MSNBC.Brandon Tierney joins CBS Sports Radio from 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, where he’s co-hosted an afternoon drive program. Prior to moving west, Tierney was a popular staple at 1050 ESPN Radio in New York City for nearly nine years. His broadcast career also includes experience in radio and television at the syndicated Sports Fan Radio Network, Sports Radio 1130 The Fan in Detroit, SportsNet New York’s (SNY) TheWheelHouse, and Red Storm Report with St. John’s head coaches Steve Lavin and Norm Roberts. In addition, he was a frequent contributor to ESPN’s Outside the Lines.Jim Rome has hosted a nationally syndicated radio program, The Jim Rome Show, a.k.a. The Jungle, reaching millions of listeners nationwide, for more than 15 years. His show on ESPN, Rome Is Burning, signed off in January 2012 after airing for six years. Rome previously served as host of the popular program The Last Word with Jim Rome, broadcast nightly on Fox Sports Net, for five years. Prior to that, he spent a two-year stint hosting ESPN2’s Talk2, a nightly one-hour interview show. Rome began his radio career at KTMS, Santa Barbara as the “5 dollar-an-hour” traffic reporter and covered UC Santa Barbara’s sports. He left KTMS for San Diego’s all-sports station, XTRA Sports 690 where he created The Jim Rome Show. The show was first syndicated in 1996.Doug Gottlieb joins CBS on a multi-platform deal across the company’s sports properties. In addition to hosting an afternoon show on CBS Sports Radio, Gottlieb will be an analyst for CBS Sports’ college basketball, will host a daily show on the CBS Sports Network, and will be a contributor at CBSSports.com. Before joining CBS, Gottlieb was a college basketball analyst on ESPN and host of The Doug Gottlieb Show on ESPN Radio. Prior to that, Gottlieb co-hosted a midday sports talk show at WWLS-AM in Oklahoma City, Okla. Gottlieb was a college basketball point guard at Notre Dame and Oklahoma State. He graduated with a marketing degree from Oklahoma State in 2000, holding every assists record at OSU and in the Big 12 Conference. Gottlieb is tenth all-time in assists in NCAA history. Chris Moore was most recently heard on Fox Sports Radio, where he served as a host since 2011. Prior to that,Moore spent two years as morning drive host on Sirius NFL Radio and time at ESPN working in both radio and television, in addition to serving as midday host on WQAM-AM in Miami while doing play-by-play for the Florida Panthers from 1993-99. He graduated from Ithaca College in 1980, and did play-by-play for Cornell football, hockey, and lacrosse shortly thereafter, before moving on to University ofWisconsin football and hockey. From 1988-93, Moore was the play-by-play radio announcer for the New Jersey Devils. He also fills-in as host on CBS RADIO’sWFAN, the nation’s first and most listened to sports radio station in the nation.Damon Amendolara, known by his fans as D.A., joins the network from CBS RADIO Boston’s WBZ-FM “98.5 The Sports Hub,” where he has served as evening host since the station’s launch in August 2009. In addition to his work on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub, Amendolara is the sideline reporter for the New England Revolution on Comcast and a frequent guest and fill-in host for CSN’s Sports Tonight/Sports Sunday. Furthermore, he is an anchor on CSNNE’s Pregame Live and Postgame Live, appears on Fox-25 Boston, while contributing to NFL Films and the NFL Network’s Top 10 series, ESPN News’ Air Check and NFL Films Presents on ESPN. Prior to The Sports Hub, Amendolara worked at WQAM in Miami and Kansas City’s 610 Sports. Amendolara began his career at 1040 WYSL in Rochester, NY and Sportsradio 770 ESPN in Ft Myers-Naples, FL.Scott Ferrall joins CBS Sports Radio from SiriusXM where for the past seven years he has hosted “The Scott Ferrall Show.” His background includes extensive experience across radio, television and online, both nationally and locally. He has worked for SportsNet New York, several NHL properties, FOX Sports Radio, and Sportsfan Radio Network, as well as major market stations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami and Pittsburgh.